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It is a place of false refuge especially so when there is no evidence of an acknowledgement of affirming life as it is, for this would require of these people a heartbrokeness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":34},3443292,"Dying is active. Dying is not what happens to you. Dying is what you do. Dying.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis poignant quote is attributed to Stephen Jenkinson, a Canadian author and death midwife who has spent his career exploring the complexities of mortality and the human experience. The era in which he wrote these words was marked by growing awareness of end-of-life care and the need for individuals to confront their own finitude. As a society, we were (and still are) struggling to come to terms with our own death, and Jenkinson's work offered a radical perspective on this universal human experience.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nAt its core, this quote reveals the counter-intuitive truth that dying is not a passive surrender, but an active choice. By reframing death as something we do rather than something that happens to us, Jenkinson highlights the agency and responsibility that lies within each of us to confront our own mortality. This tension between passivity and agency is at the heart of the human experience, and it challenges us to reconsider our relationship with death.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nIn applying this mindset today, a modern professional or creative can benefit from adopting a similar attitude towards their own \"dying\" – whether that be a dying project, a dying career path, or even a dying sense of purpose. 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It is not something that disables you, we are not on the receiving end of grief we are on the practising end of grief.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[69],{"id":70,"tag":71},3552244,{"id":61,"tag_name":62},{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":44,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},734904,"Having a conscience now is a grief-soaked proposition",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[78,81,86],{"id":79,"tag":80},3551695,{"id":61,"tag_name":62},{"id":82,"tag":83},3551693,{"id":84,"tag_name":85},38861,"environmental-degradation",{"id":87,"tag":88},3551694,{"id":89,"tag_name":90},41285,"environmental-values",{"id":92,"quote_text":93,"author_id":5,"source_id":44,"has_image":18,"author":94,"source":95,"quote_tag":96,"commentary":9},253432,"The meanings of life aren’t inherited. What is inherited is the mandate to make meanings of life by how we live. The endings of life give life’s meanings a chance to show. The beginning of the end of our order, our way, is now in view. This isn’t punishment, any more than dying is a punishment for being born.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[97,100],{"id":98,"tag":99},1568674,{"id":51,"tag_name":52},{"id":101,"tag":102},1568675,{"id":103,"tag_name":104},344,"meaning-of-life",{"id":106,"quote_text":107,"author_id":5,"source_id":44,"has_image":108,"author":109,"source":110,"quote_tag":111,"commentary":118},154980,"Not success. Not growth. Not happiness. 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Jenkinson suggests that our love of life is deeply tied to our acceptance of mortality, rather than being a separate entity.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset in your own life, cultivate an awareness of your own mortality by regularly reflecting on what gives your life meaning and purpose in the face of impermanence. By acknowledging death as an integral part of life, you can develop a more profound appreciation for each moment and live with greater intentionality.",{"currentPage":120,"totalPages":120,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":121},1,10]